Becket, MA is a small rural town located in Berkshire County. It has a history of being politically active and involved in local and state-wide issues. At the local level, Becket residents have long been engaged in politics, voting on referendums and initiatives that are important to them. The town also elects local representatives who are responsible for representing the interests of the community in matters such as taxes, education, public safety, and infrastructure. Local candidates are often chosen based on their qualifications, experience, and commitment to representing the best interests of the people of Becket. On a state-level, Becket is represented by its senators and representatives in both the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate. They vote on legislation that affects all citizens throughout Massachusetts as well as those specific to Becket’s residents. All these efforts help ensure that the voice of the people of Becket is heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Becket, MA is somewhat liberal.
Berkshire County, MA is very liberal. In Berkshire County, MA 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berkshire county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.3%.
Berkshire county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Becket, MA is somewhat liberal.
Berkshire County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Pittsfield Metro Area is very liberal.
Massachusetts is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Becket, Massachusetts: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Becket, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,468 contributions totaling $74,232 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)